Who would be interested in a deliberately paced Saturday run through Pritchett? Call it Group B, with the assumption that the more tube-framed among us are running ahead in Group A.
I'll drag my buddy @Spork929 into this one since it will be his first drive of the trail (we ran the suburban together, last time). Having run it once among a decently equipped group of 18 other jeeps, I can tell you it's a full day of wheeling, but a memorable one. I didn't have to beat on my truck to get it done; just steadily working the obstacle with good spotters, making use of every inch of suspension travel, and I pulled cable three times (chewy, rocker knocker, and rock pile). If we keep our group to the standard BB limit of 5-8 trucks, we'll be set for a fine day in the Canyon, with enough time for everyone to work the obstacles.
Afterward, frosty cold snacks will be on me. I'll import from the finest brewery in Dallas, as I do each time we go to west.
Requirements are essentially to have a very reliable and well prepared truck and driver. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but assumes we're all starting from the heavy Chevy platform:
Tagging a handful of folks I think would do this trail way better than my junk (this is clearly not an exhaustive list):
@Fastereddie
@mrk5
@Bent77
@6872xtc
@the_blaze
@4door99
@skunked
@ashman
@72gmck5
David
I'll drag my buddy @Spork929 into this one since it will be his first drive of the trail (we ran the suburban together, last time). Having run it once among a decently equipped group of 18 other jeeps, I can tell you it's a full day of wheeling, but a memorable one. I didn't have to beat on my truck to get it done; just steadily working the obstacle with good spotters, making use of every inch of suspension travel, and I pulled cable three times (chewy, rocker knocker, and rock pile). If we keep our group to the standard BB limit of 5-8 trucks, we'll be set for a fine day in the Canyon, with enough time for everyone to work the obstacles.
Afterward, frosty cold snacks will be on me. I'll import from the finest brewery in Dallas, as I do each time we go to west.
Requirements are essentially to have a very reliable and well prepared truck and driver. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but assumes we're all starting from the heavy Chevy platform:
- Solid running powertrain that can operate reliably at a variety of steep angles
- One ton driveline and running gear
- Lockers front and rear
- Large tires aired down - at least 37s, but 39s and 40s make a difference
- Good gearing - north of 30:1 (TH400, NP208, 4.56s would get you there, more is better)
- Good steering - crossover is vital, hydraulic assist is really helpful
- Good brakes - factory disc and drum, well adjusted, work just fine
- Rocker protection - it will get used
- Transfer case protection
- Working winch
- Trail spares - fluids, u-joint/driveline, whatever you think your truck might need
- Roll cage for the convertible crowd
Tagging a handful of folks I think would do this trail way better than my junk (this is clearly not an exhaustive list):
@Fastereddie
@mrk5
@Bent77
@6872xtc
@the_blaze
@4door99
@skunked
@ashman
@72gmck5
David
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